diff --git a/lib/krb5/test_mem.c b/lib/krb5/test_mem.c
index 737bb05b1..020f5e449 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/test_mem.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/test_mem.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ check_log(void)
     int i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-	krb5_log_facility *logf;
+	krb5_log_facility *logfacility;
 	krb5_context context;
 	krb5_error_code ret;
 
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ check_log(void)
 	if (ret)
 	    errx (1, "krb5_init_context failed: %d", ret);
     
-	krb5_initlog(context, "test-mem", &logf);
-	krb5_addlog_dest(context, logf, "0/STDERR:");
-	krb5_set_warn_dest(context, logf);
+	krb5_initlog(context, "test-mem", &logfacility);
+	krb5_addlog_dest(context, logfacility, "0/STDERR:");
+	krb5_set_warn_dest(context, logfacility);
     
 	krb5_free_context(context);
     }